Citizens seeking routine services are left waiting for hours or returning for days as server outages expose the fragility of the Digital Nepal initiative.

A fault in the Department of Land Management and Archives’ public access system has delayed land transactions and other services for two days.

Depositors from 10 of the 23 cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government have received partial refunds. Victims allege the payout process remains unfair.

The proposed policy prioritises family and community-based care while assigning local governments a larger role in healthcare, rehabilitation and social support for senior citizens.

Experts say the success of the initiative will depend on clear implementation arrangements rather than the creation of another institutional structure.

Survivors and rights advocates say Nepal’s laws treat victims differently depending on how they were burned and deny many adequate protection, compensation or rehabilitation.

As authorities work out routes and funding, transport operators and activists question the service’s practicality.

Ministry receives Rs2.27 billion as budget expands support for Dalit children, persons with disabilities and marginalised groups amid implementation concerns.

Family breakdown, poverty and neglect push children onto the streets, where a grim cycle of survival and addiction takes hold, and repeated rescue attempts rarely offer a lasting way out.

Deaf viewers can now follow parliamentary debates independently for the first time, though interpreters say the work remains technically and mentally demanding.

A sudden switch from black to white attire on Saturday goes viral, drawing attention amid recent policy controversies and debates over the Prime Minister’s governance style.

Tenants evicted a day after paying rent as Dhobi Khola settlement faces demolition.

Outdated staffing norms, recruitment delays and brain drain of medical professionals leave patients waiting in long queues and facing delayed care.

The government had promised to deliver a formal apology within 15 days of assuming office, alongside reform programmes for social justice.

The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen’s biggest challenge lies in turning policies into action and strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems.